Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 17, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press junk 2001 sports look at him now rebounding from a broken leg and a few too Many trips to the Buffet Mike Abou Mechek looks like a Good bet to land a spot on the bombers offensive line this Buzz c1 lakers take title 2 Home the lakers arrived Home yesterday with their second straight Aba title after defeating Philadelphia in game 5 Friday the City was spared the Rio Type atmosphere surrounding last years a major is finally wide open Tiger mired in gulp leaving others to Chase title by Doug Ferguson Retief Goosen and Stewart Cink have never been so close to winning a major Golf Tiger Woods has rarely been so after a Day of Swift changes of for Goosen scrambled for Par on six of his final eight holes and Cink recovered from a disastrous Start to share the Lead yesterday in the they were pursued by a Hal dozen others still in the Hunt for their first players like Sergio Phil Mickelson and David also in the pack were onetime pea champions Mark Brooks and Paul the notable absence was he finally broke Par at Southern Hills with a 69 that Only left him in the same spot where he started the round nine strokes Back and wearing an unfamiliar Streak this could be the end of the most spectacular Streak in Golf four straight five of the last not that Cink i dont think Many players Are think ing about any streaks right said whose 67 made him the Only player to break Par each of the first three if i win this ill have satisfied my goal this and ill have satisfied a goal that been out there my whole Goosen had to fight off some Early but a spectacular Short game saved him on the Back he took Only 13 putts in the final 10 holes and had a if i can win this obviously it would be the greatest feat of my said a fou time Winner on the european in just going to try to enjoy every moment of it should be a lot easier without associated press photos Retief Goosen watches his tee shot on the ninth Hole during the third round of the open at Southern Hills country club in Goosen shares the Lead with Stewart Cink right while Sergio Garcia top is one stroke Back with Mark Brooks and Rocco Woods around to Supply even More Woods hit too Many bumps and missed too Many putts to make any kind of a All he needs now is the greatest comeback in open his tory to claim a fifth successive a task that seems out of reach consid ering there Are 22 other players in front of its a Tough Woods but you know what if i go out there and play a solid round you never the better Odds belong to those a lot closer to the Garcia twice answered bogeys with birdies on the Back nine and had a leaving him one stroke walk ing up the Hill after finishing his he glanced Back at the Leader Board and at he is in great shape to become the youngest open Cham Pion since Bobby who also did it at age 21 in also at 206 was Brooks 70 and Rocco who has never finished higher than 18th in a major but turned in a Mickelson gets another he spent his 31st birthday yesterday making the kind of mistakes that have Cost him in other majors such As a three putt from eight feet on 13 to turn potential Eagle into a he had a 68 and was Only two strokes Well within i shot 2under Par on saturday at the and in by no Means Digap Mickelson continued please see open c2 get fit impulse runs in family when one Walton lost 75 ibs and others followed by Curtis Brown its Michael Waltons incredible Jour and now the rest of the Waltons Are joining him on five years the 25yearold was carrying 235 pounds on a Stocky Frame that Well under six he want want eating want doing much of anything phys he followed the example of friends by entering the relay event in the Manitoba Walton lost 75 finished that competed in the half Marathon the next year and in joined a Friend in their first full mile it had been a Long voyage to but that fathers Day was no Pic at about mile wanted to recalls Wholl run the half i wanted to lie Down on the Street and then eat a hamburger and but it was something we trained for and we were going to do they and now the entire Walton clan is getting in on the for the first brother sister Jennifer Dupas and his John and Are joining in the 23rd annual with four of the five family members running in the mile half Marathon while mom Lor Raine participates in the super i find its less about and More about setting a goal for your Michael said this week about his own when you Tell yourself that you want to be Able to do you set your mind to it and do when i did the i just lost the i started running a Little but it was mostly Riding a eating properly and lifting then running in the Manitoba Marathon has recently become a family affair for the Waltons from left John and Ken Giglioni free press after i lost the i began really he Hast and his determination has rubbed off on the rest of the his older quit smok ing this year and got in at she joined a gym so she gain weight after giving up i was dragging 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